The Third Beta of Android 17 (new VPN feature)
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
March 27, 2026
Encounter5729:
> So this means user can now add apps to this internal restricted list ?
Seems like. Will have to look at the code/implementation to be sure.
Encounter5729:
> for example the hotspot detection app
Not sure if the "hotspot detection app " (or apps pre-installed by the Carriers / MNOs / MVNOs) are 3p apps (ie, not part of Android’s “System” partition), but if so, then yes… those kind of apps.
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